Radio Mayak and Radio C Live on the Internet

[Benjamin Sher]

Dear Collleagues:

Exciting news:

The latest major newcomers are Radio Mayak (Moscow) and Radio C
(Ekaterinburg).

The address for Radio Mayak (Russian State Radio Station) is:

http://www.radiomayak.ru/

You might have seen them on the GeoList on my website. However, due to
technical problems, I couldn't evaluate the quality of their signal. I just
picked them up tonight  live and the sound quality was EXCELLENT. And LIVE.
A wonderful addition to the growing numbe of live Russian stations on the
Internet.

Please note that Mayak radio uses RealPlayer 5.0, not 3.0 or 4.0 but
RealPlayer 5.0, which is available for FREE from RealPlayer's site at:

http://www.real.com


In addition, a new station has arrived on the scene, Radio C from
Ekaterinburg. Their address is:

http://www.radioc.ru/

This is also a streaming broadcast, in other words, LIVE. However, their
signal (at least from here in New Orleans, LA, USA) is rather weak. I sent
them an email message informing them of the problem, and I hope that they
will correct the problem just as Mayak did.

You can always find these stations on my web site (Russian Bookmarks, at
the bottom of the list) under Russian Radio-Video. They are listed
individually or look for the GeoCities site which is a list of currently
available stations.

While I am on the subject, may I recommend Chulaki's very entertaining
lectures each Wednesday (recorded). They usually last 15 or so minutes.
They cover every possible topic. Sometimes they are enlightening (Chulaki
is a doctor and author), sometimes sophomoric, but always entertaining.
You'll find his lectures on my site under TeleWebrama. Go to the site, then
download Microsoft's Netshow, their new multimedia player. It's FREE. You
can even SEE Chulaki deliver his lectures. But Russian live video is still
very primitive and, except for the St. Petersburg Fitness Center (see
list), non-existent. When it arrives, I'll be sure to notify the list.

Yours,

Benjamin


Benjamin Sher
Russian Literary Translator
Email: sher07 at bellsouth.net
http://personal.msy.bellsouth.net/msy/s/h/sher07/